Redondo and the others got back to cover quickly.
But Paolo Maldini was in excellent form today. With a burst of speed, he broke through Gary Neville head-on, carrying the ball over the halfway line with three Manchester United players chasing behind him.
Paolo Maldini maintained a lead of about half a meter, leaving the defenders with no way to deal with him.
Van Basten and Simone dragged away more than half the defensive line through the middle, so Paolo Maldini faced no one directly in front of him.
This was already a very dangerous situation.
Ferguson stood on the touchline and had forgotten to chew the gum in his mouth.
A knock forward, then another.
Paolo Maldini kept knocking the ball ahead and accelerating, carrying it diagonally toward Manchester United's penalty area.
Just outside the box, Gary Neville finally caught up and bumped into Paolo Maldini from behind. But Paolo Maldini used the momentum to send the ball out to the right, where the advancing Marco van Basten received it, rounded Schmeichel, and rolled it into the empty net.
"Marco!!!"
A thunderous roar rose from the away end.
Van Basten had stepped up to level the score for them.
"GoalGoalGoalGoalGoal!"
Cruyff shouted excitedly, "Paolo Maldini, Paolo Maldini!!!"
"After beating Dejan, Paolo Maldini sprinted seventy meters and assisted Van Basten to bring us level! Dejan is indeed one of the best players in the world, but fortunately, we have Marco van Basten and Paolo Maldini!!!"
Van Basten and Paolo Maldini ran together toward the away supporters' stand.
They were both extremely excited to have helped the team equalize.
Dejan Lu slowly walked toward the center circle.
Today's match had really given him quite a surprise.
He never expected Paolo Maldini to have learned how to deceive people.
Only Dejan the